By Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Sagbama High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has sentenced a 21-year-old man, Timiondu Jephtah, to 10 years imprisonment over his indictment for manslaughter in the rape of a girl, aged five, to death in 2016 […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, said it expected operators in the financial system, especially bankers, to declare their assets by June 1, 2021 at the most. Its Executive Chairman, Abdulrashed Bawa, gave the deadline while addressing State […]
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Dr. Stephen Ukenna, a lecturer in the Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota, has been arrested by police for raping a 17-year-old student of the school. The 41-year-old lecturer was nabbed after a report was made […]
Rights activists and gender advocates in Ondo State have appealed to the government at all levels to raise the bar in law enforcement and mass education of the public to end violence against persons in the country. This was the […]
Deputy speaker of the house of representatives, Idris Wase, has denied ruling that Nigerians living in the diaspora cannot submit a petition on issues affecting them back home. “To set the records straight, let it be categorically stated that the […]
Nigeria’s inflation rate has climbed to a 34-month high, rising to 17.33% in February from 16.47% in January 2021, the latest figures published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have shown. The report published on the website of the […]
Rationing Healthcare in Times of a Global Pandemic DATE : Tuesday 16th MarchTIME : 1.00 p.m WAT, Nigeria Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AeKgmMQNR2SPyN4im4RmNA The Inaugural Commonwealth Lawyers Association Africa Hub Public Lecture: Chief Justice Emeritus, David Maraga of Kenya on Constitutionalism and […]
By Emmanuel Addeh A commercial law firm, Olaniyun Ajayi, which boasts of nearly 60 years’ experience in the business, has called for clarity in the federal government’s bid to sell some key national assets to boost the country’s revenue. Writing […]
By Chinedu Eze Arik Air last night reacted to stories alleging that its operations were unsafe and admonished those parading such information to verify the true position before declaring the airline’s flight to be unsafe. A statement issued by the […]
By Ruth Olurounbi Jobless rate increased to 33.3% in the fourth quarter More than half of labor force are unemployed or underemployed Unemployment in Africa’s largest economy surged to the second highest on a global list of countries monitored by Bloomberg. […]